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This is the current conditions weather report for Keokuk. The report was made 33 minutes ago, at 10:35 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the westsouthwest (260°). The temperature was 18°F / -8°C, with a dew-point at 18°F / -8°C. The temperature felt like 7°F / -14°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.91 inHg / 1014 hPa. The relative humidity was 79%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Keokuk is a city in southeastern Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is buried in Rand Park. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa where the Des Moines River meets with the Mississippi. It is located at the junction of US Highways 61, 136 and 218. Just across the river are the small towns of Hamilton and Warsaw, Illinois, and Alexandria, Missouri.

The Mississippi River lock and dam along with the hydroelectric power plant were built in 1913 and still utilizes most of the original equipment. At the time it was the largest single powerhouse electric generating plant in the world. It is part of the Keokuk Lock & Dam, both of which are visible from a park at the foot of the commercial district. The old lock built in 1913 became too small for newer, larger barges and was replaced in 1957 with a 1200 feet by 110 feet lock. A few miles north of Keokuk is the Galland School, a replica of the first schoolhouse in Iowa.

Keokuk is located at 40.402525, -91.394372. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.4 km² (10.6 mi²). 23.7 km² (9.2 mi²) of it is land and 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (13.42%) is water.

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